1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITNG FOR 3 MONTHS TO HAVE RECALL 00V287000 PERFORMED. DEALER CLAIMED THERE WERE NO PARTS, AND NO FUTURE DATE WAS GIVEN.*AK CONSUMER FINALLY HAD RECALL REPAIR DONE, HOWEVER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR PRIOR WORK DONE TO THE EGR VALVE REGARDING SAME PROBLEMS AS IN THE RECALL. *SLC

VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT; BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES AND ALTERNATER TWICE, AND 1 STARTER AND WIRING REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES A FAULTY SWITCH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. *SLC

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER FOR A RECALL ON IGNITION. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BE IN UNTIL MARCH 2001. CONSUMER WAITED 3 MONTHS, UNABLE TO DRIVE IN FEAR OF AN IGNITION FIRE, THEN, OIL PUMP WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO FIX OIL PUMP BEFOR E THEY COULD FIX IGNITION BECAUSE OF SAFETY REASONS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT IT TAKES 4 TO 5 TIMES TO START VEHICLE, JUST CLICKS BUT WILL NOT FIRE, STARTER AND IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE DEFECTS WITH ENGINE STARTER, CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE, BUT IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *JB

RECALL 00V287 000/ENGINE STARTER: VEHICLE SMOKED WHEN STARTING ITSELF UP WHILE PARKED. LATER, RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL ON ENGINE STARTER. CALLED DEALER (PREMIER PONTIAC, BUICK, GMC; KINGWOOD, TX; PHONE# 281/359-3600), AND INFORMED OF PROBLEM AND RECALL NOTICE. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT THEY WILL REPAIRS ALL DAMAGES DUE TO RECALL. LATER ON, INFORMED THAT OTHER DAMAGES WHICH WERE NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL WOULD BE REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. HOWEVER, DAMAGES WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE STARTER, AND DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR IT. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER: ALSO FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL. THEY WERE FIXED 3 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. THE DEALER WILL GO HALF WITH THE COST BUT HAVE NO EXPLANATION WHY THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED SO MUCH.*AK

ERLS FUSE BLOWS, IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, REPLACED IGNITION AND REPAIRED WIRES, HEATING AND AIR AC/COMPRESSER WIL NOT COME ON, COMPRESSER SHORTED OUT, AUTO TRANS WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE AND PASSING GEAR, TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE, WILL REPLACE AGAIN.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V287, HOWEVER WHEN CONTACTING DEALER THEY STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, FAILURE RESULTED IN VOLTAGE REGULATER FAILURE, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THAT REPLACEMENT COST. RADIATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, HEAD GASKETS FAILED AND ENGINE WAS REBUILT. *SLC

THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH RECALL, THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE IGNITION WAS PROBABLY UNRELATED TO RECALL 00V-287 AND SHE WOULD BE CHARGED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHETHER REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY OR NOT. NLM

A FUSE BLEW THAT CAUSED TRANSMISSION AND AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR TO GO OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED FUSES. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.